IT Workday Consultant

About Us

SUSE is a global leader of  enterprise open source software. By transforming community innovations into secure, sovereign and AI-ready solutions, SUSE empowers customers to escape vendor lock-in and regain control of their IT destiny. Through industry-leading Linux, Kubernetes, Edge and AI infrastructure solutions, SUSE delivers the flexibility to innovate everywhere—from the data center to multi-cloud and out to the edge. Only SUSE also manages many Linux and Kubernetes distributions. At SUSE, Choice Happens because we prioritize community, interoperability and relentless innovation. Discover how we power mission-critical resilience at www.suse.com. 

Job Description

About the Role: Are you a Workday expert with a passion for driving HR innovation? We are seeking an experienced Workday IT Consultant to serve as a strategic technical advisor for our global business and HR stakeholders. In this highly visible role, you will lead complex Workday initiatives, acting as our ultimate go-to resource for solution design, process touchpoints, and security oversight.

This position requires a rare and highly sought-after skill set in the Workday ecosystem: advanced, cross-functional mastery of Absence, Time Tracking, Reporting, and Security. If you thrive on translating complex business requirements into scalable solutions and want to shape the future of a global HR landscape, we want you on our team.

What You'll Do:

• Strategic Consulting: Partner closely with HR Operations, HRIS, HR Business Partners, and Payroll to identify complex requirements, gather feedback, finalize scope, and propose robust Workday solutions.

• Project Leadership: Drive active project management and coordinate resources for key initiatives, taking charge of major system upgrades, impact analyses, and roadmap planning.

• Innovation & Best Practices: Act as an ambassador for IT standards, championing new solutions, policies, and innovative initiatives (including the use of AI) to promote best practices across the organization.

• Solution Architecture: Lead end-to-end solution design, implementation, and product lifecycle management, identifying opportunities to scale IT solutions across different business units and geographic regions.

• Security & Compliance Oversight: Serve as the guardian of our Workday security frameworks, ensuring role-based security, compliance standards, and business processes are rigorously maintained.

Your Workday Expertise:

• Core Architecture: Deep knowledge of HCM Core setup, business processes, and mass operations.

• Advanced Modules: Proficiency in Absence & Time Off, Time Tracking, Talent Management, and Performance modules.

• Data & Integration: Strong capability in Reporting & Analytics, as well as Integrations via EIB (inbound mass data updates).

• Security & Compliance: Critical oversight of Workday security frameworks, ensuring robust compliance and data protection.

What You'll Bring:

• Experience: 6+ years of progressive IT/HRIS experience with deep business knowledge at the Workday domain level.

• Education: Master’s Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Certifications: Workday configuration certifications are highly desirable.

• Methodologies: Proven experience working in Agile/Scrum project management environments.

• Core Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, coupled with stellar project management and process development abilities.

• Relationship Management: A proven track record of building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across HR and business functions.

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What We Offer 

We empower you to be bold, driving your career to create the future you want. We celebrate and reward your achievements.  

SUSE is a dynamic environment that is evolving rapidly, thus requiring agility, strong entrepreneurship and an open mind. 

This is a compelling opportunity for the right person to join us as we continue to scale and prosper.   

If you’re a big thinker, obsessed by execution and thrive in a dynamic environment in which you can tangibly create a lasting legacy, then please apply now!  

We give you the freedom to be yourself. You will work in a global community of unique individuals – like you – with different backgrounds, talents, skills and perspectives. A truly open community where everyone is welcome, has a voice and is encouraged to reach their full potential regardless of age, gender, race, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or any other characteristics.   

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SUSE Values 

SUSE's culture is centered on four key values - Choice, Community, Trust, and Innovation - which are deeply integrated with our open source ethos. SUSE fosters a diverse and inclusive environment where our people are encouraged to be themselves.

Choice: 

We are continuously making choice happen 

We are accountable for our choices 

We never get complacent

Community: 

Nobody is smarter than everybody 

We embrace diversity of thought 

We are “open source first, upstream first” where collaboration benefits all

Trust: 

We are trusted to deliver with integrity 

We offer trust by default, and do not wait for it to be earned

We foster an environment where everyone trusts each other 

Innovation: 

We foster a culture of experimentation, and embrace change by challenging the norm

We are committed to continuous improvement, creativity and adaptability 

Ideas are great, but without execution they are just ideas